Electric-incandescent-lamp carrier.



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ELE@TRIS-INGNDESCENTAAMP GARREER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. e, 1913.

Application filed 19, i913. Serial No. 755,461.

To all 107mm t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT PRIBNOW, citizen of the United States,residing at lv'" llen, in the M1' *y oi r land and State `ldlisconsin haew and useful Electrio Carrier, of which the fell tation.

The presen* e ins te a carrier or holder 'for n yelectc lamps and:iii-'ns toi ovide a novel and improved article of *bis it in ene obj cithe eres-ent invention to provide a car er or holding or contain ing anincandesc 'f' limp in order that the lamp may be efeiy transportedwithout daA of breakage, and without the liability of the lamp be' gj`.dsl-edged.

Another obje@u t tl present invention is to provide carrier or holder ofthe character indicated which may accommodate various styles et bulbsglobes with equal -riety and success.

A,irther ebiect el" the present invention is to provide a carrier orholder or the na.- ture indicated, embodying a longitudinally corrugatedtube or casing adapted to snugly receive the globe or bulb of the lamp,in connection with a novel and improved ment ber secured within tbe tubeor casing for the reception of the plug or screw end of the lamp so thatthe plug or screw end of the lamp may be maintained in position duringtransport.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

rlhe invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan View of the blank Jfromwhich the plug-holding member is formed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection or' the carrier or holder constructed in accordance with thepresent invention, and disclosing one form of lamp held thereby. Fig. 3is a sectional view taken on the line SFS of Fig. 2, the lamp beingremoved. Fig. 4 is a. longitudinal section of the carrier or holdertaken at right angles to the plane of section of F ig. Q, and showinganother form of lamp or bulb held by the carrier.

In carrying out the invention, reference being had in detail to thedrawing, there is provided a longitu inally corrugated tube or casing 5,the walls of which are adapted to yield. so as to snugly receive thebulb or globe of the lamp, so that the globe or bulb may be protected mnbrcelrare in handling cr transport. ll d of the tube or casing 5, thereis secured a member for embracing or engaging the plug or screw end ofthe l p, this mem ier embodying a blank 6 having the opposite reducedend tabs 'i'. The blank 6 lits diametrically wf Ain one end ot' the tubeor casing with the tabs 7 outturned and lying the opposite walls oi thecasino; The blank S is hexagonal in contour, or has its intermediateportion enlarged with the tabs T orming nsions on opposite sides. Theblank '3 is provided with a central opening 8 slightly smaller indiameter than the diameter oi"- the L g' or screw end of the lamp, andseries or short radial slits or cuts 9 are formed in the blank (i aroundthe opening 8 so as to provide a series or plurality of laterallytlexible lips 10. The blank 6 is preferably fashioned from heavy paperor cardboard, although other materials may be employed with equaleffect. The side edges of the flexible member 6 are spaced from therespective walls of the tube to permit the said walls and said member tovibrate with respect to each other in various directions. The tabs 7 maybe secured to the walls of tue casing or tube 5 in any desirable manner,as by means of staples or clips ll engaging through the tabs 7 andcasing, although an adhesive or other means may be employed.

lt is evidentfrom the forego-ing that the casing 5 admits of the readyinsertion of the lamp, and holds the globe or bulb in such a manner asto protect it from breakage in the handling or transportation of thelamp. In inserting the lamp, the plug or screw end is inserted into theend of the casing opposite the end containing the plug embracing member,and the lamp is then slid inwardly so as to force the plug through theopening 8. The plug of the lamp being forced through the opening 8, willcause the lips 10 to leX outwardly, it being noted that the opening 8 issmaller in diameter than the plug, so that the lips 10 will engage thethread convolutions of the plug and Will in this manner retain the plugagainst longitudinal and lateral movements.

It will be noted that although the lamp is held against displacementWithin the carrier or holder, the lamp may yield slightly in variousdirections, as the holder or carrier is shaken about. The presentcarrier is also adapted to receive various styles of lamps, such as alamp embodying an elongated bulb as depicted in Fig. 2, and such as alamp embodying the globe or short bulb as depicted in Fig. 4. In eachcase, the globes or bulbs are held effectively in position so as toassure against breakage and displacement. 'Ihe lamp Will thus beprevented from falling or slipping out of the casing 5 as the same ishandled, although the lamp may be forcibly dislodged or removed Withoutdifficulty and Without any injurious eiect to the filament.

The present holder or carrier is comparatively ineXpensive and simple,and is sufficiently so that it may be discarded after once being used,although the holder or carrier may be employed repeatedly, if desired.The present carrier or holder also permits the lamps to be compactlypacked Within a carton, shipping box or other container.

The lateral resiliency of the casing 5 will permit the bulb or globe tovibrate laterally in transport, and the member G Will permit the bulb orglobe to reciprocate or vibrate longitudinally, While the lips l0 willpermit the plug to vibrate laterally, so that any jar will not proveinjurious to the lamp. As a whole, the carrier or holder is soconstructed so as to successfully resist the various conditions to whichthe lamp is subjected in handling or transportation.

The present carrier, as above indicated, may be employed for variousstyles of globes or bulbs without the necessity of Wadding or packingbut it is to be understood, ot course, that the carrier may beconstructed in various sizes according to the various sizes of lamps.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Anincandescent electric lamp carrier embodying a resilient tube, and aiexible member disposed diametrically Within one end of the tube, thesaid member having reduced end tabs bent against and secured to oppositeWalls of the tube, the intermediate portion of the said member beingenlarged and being provided with an opening to receive the plug of alamp, and the side edges of the iiexible member being spaced from therespective Walls of the tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXedmy signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

ALBERT F. PRIBNOIV.

Witnesses:

T. A. HUMPHREY, CATHERINE MARRE.

Gopes of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

